diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 7546d154b..4826e0136 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "license": "MIT",
     "type": "phpcodesniffer-standard",
     "require": {
-        "php": ">=5.6",
+        "php": ">=7.2.24",
         "behat/behat": "^3.7",
         "dealerdirect/phpcodesniffer-composer-installer": "^0.4.3 || ^0.5 || ^0.6.2 || ^0.7.1 || ^1.0.0",
         "php-parallel-lint/php-console-highlighter": "^1.0",
diff --git a/phpcs.xml.dist b/phpcs.xml.dist
index 79a149e27..966056354 100644
--- a/phpcs.xml.dist
+++ b/phpcs.xml.dist
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 	<!-- For help understanding the `testVersion` configuration setting:
 		 https://github.com/PHPCompatibility/PHPCompatibility#sniffing-your-code-for-compatibility-with-specific-php-versions -->
-	<config name="testVersion" value="5.6-"/>
+	<config name="testVersion" value="7.2-"/>
 
 	<!-- Verify that everything in the global namespace is either namespaced or prefixed.
 		 See: https://github.com/WordPress-Coding-Standards/WordPress-Coding-Standards/wiki/Customizable-sniff-properties#naming-conventions-prefix-everything-in-the-global-namespace -->